Asus MAXIMUS VI EXTREME

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics153% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 23 '18 at 08:50
Run Duration195 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 89.5
1-Core 113
2-Core 193
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 582
57% 467 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
153% Outstanding
Lighting 205
Reflection 235
Parallax 245
167% 228 fps
MRender 262
Gravity 219
Splatting 147
164% 209 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 153%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 470
Write 452
Mixed 388
97% 437 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 54.9
189% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 183
176% 275 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80
4GB free
Firmware: 2.06
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 440
Write 302
Mixed 315
78% 353 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 41.3
153% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 61
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 82.3
80% 121 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
12GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 95 98 98 99 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Read 95.2
Write 68.2
Mixed 64.7
SusWrite 97.6
60% 81.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 114%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 176 189 197 190 187 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 166
Mixed 46
SusWrite 182
108% 149 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
265% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 111%
Great: 236%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB
38GB free, PID 3320
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 143 139 141 141 137 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 145
Write 114
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 138
156% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 62%
Sony Storage Media 2GB
2GB free, PID 0243
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 6.1 6.1 6 4.8 4.8 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
5.61% Terrible
Read 18.2
Write 5.7
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 5.6
10% 8.75 MB/s
4K Read 7.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
27% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.61%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.1% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 15.2
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 15.9
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MAXIMUS VI EXTREME Builds (Compare 421 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI EXTREME - $580

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,180
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